Goniorhynchia boueti
UNB-2018-0263Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Tetrarhynchiidae
Genus: Goniorhynchia (Buckman, 1917)
Species: Goniorhynchia boueti (Davidson, 1852)
Two specimens labelled a and b, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, defined ribs (~0.2 cm) that are weathered on the brachial valve of the smaller specimen. Faint sulcus (~1.0 cm) and fold composed of four ribs (~0.8 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Faint plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Goniorhynchia boueti |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0263 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic Age: Bathonian |
| Numeric age | 168.3 Mya |
| Origin | Herbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- S. S. Buckman. 1917. The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma. Palaeontologia Indica 3(2):1-254